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Permanent Medical Examination Exemption for In-Canada Protected Persons (SOR/2025-223)

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CountryCanada
Operative dateOctober 30, 2025
CategoryAsylum / protected persons
Policy toolRegulation
Affected groupProtected persons and accompanying family members

Policy effect

Amends section 30 of the IRPR to formally exempt in-Canada protected persons and their accompanying family members applying for permanent residence from undergoing a second immigration medical examination, provided they previously completed a medical examination showing no public health/safety risk.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Amends section 30 of the IRPR to formally exempt in-Canada protected persons and their accompanying family members applying for permanent residence from undergoing a second immigration medical examination, provided they previously completed a medical examination showing no public health/safety risk.

Official source excerpt

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Protected Persons in Canada from Medical Examinations when Applying for Permanent Residence) under subsection 5(1) and section 17 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act footnote b. Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Exempting Protected Persons in Canada from Medical Examinations when Applying for Permanent Residence) Amendment 1 Subsection 30(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations footnote 1 is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (e), by adding “and” at the end of paragraph (f) and by adding the following after paragraph (f): (g) foreign nationals who are applying to remain in Canada as a permanent resident and on whom refugee protection has been conferred under paragraph 95(1)(b) or (c) of the Act, as well as their accompanying family members in Canada, if both of the following conditions apply: (i) they have previously undergone a medical examination that indicates their health condition is not likely to be a danger to public health or public safety or have complied with the medical surveillance conditions imposed under section 32, if any, (ii) they have not resided or stayed for a period of six consecutive months since their most recent medical examination in an area that the Minister determines, after consultation with the Minister of Health, has a higher incidence of serious communicable disease than Canada. Coming into Force 2 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Issues Protected persons in Canada are considered a vulnerable population given that they have left their home country and have sought protection in Canada because they cannot return home safely. The vulnerability … Implementation, compliance and enforcement, and service standards Implementation The Amendments come into force upon registration. Since the Temporary Public Policy was implemented on September 10, 2020, the policy changes relating to the exemption of subsequent immigration medical examinations for eligible protected persons in Canada and their accompanying family members in Canada are already in effect and are being followed. The Temporary Public Policy ceases to have effect when the Amendments come into force. Program delivery instructions for migration offices are already available internally and …
Government of Canada / Canada Gazette DirectorateSOR/2025-223; P.C. 2025-747, Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 159, No. 24Open official source
Retrieved from https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2025/2025-11-19/html/sor-dors223-eng.html

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